A wave is represented by an equation $y = c_{1} \sin (c_{2} x + c_{3} t)$ . In which direction is the wave going? Assume that $c_{1}, c_{2}$ and $c_{3}$ are all positive.

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Equation of the wave is
$y = c_{1} \sin (c_{2} x + c_{3} t)$
When the variable of the equation is (c₂x + c₃t), then the wave must be moving in the negative x-axis with time t.

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